Non medical prescribing essay

This short professional course will provide Physiotherapists, Podiatrists and Therapeutic Radiographers who have already completed the Non-Medical Prescribing course and are annotated with the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Supplementary Prescriber to prepare for annotation as an Independent Prescriber. You will have been practicing as a Supplementary Prescriber in the area for which you intend to prescribe independently for at least six months. The course involves two University based study days followed by two days of self-directed supervised clinical practice with a designated Medical Practitioner (DMP).

On June 17, 2016, the federal government introduced Bill C-14 , which decriminalizes medical assistance in dying (MAID). The College has updated its Code of Ethics , the Health Professions Act bylaws for standards of practice for community , hospital , and residential care pharmacies, and amended the standards, limits and conditions on MAID to reflect the legislation. Bill C-14 addresses physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other health care professionals, and exempts them from prosecution under the Criminal Code.